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Elements: selenium, manganese
Location: Falun, Sweden
Scientist: Berzelius, Gahn

gateway to the mine

entrance of Falun Mine

alchemical symbols

The Falun Mine

mine is also open pit

The tower

70% of the world's copper.

large population of workers

discoverer of manganese

historic workers

Inside the museum

everyone else wears orange.

Inside the mine

Falun Mining School

Åsgatan may still exist

Sefström's laboratory

Gahn's laboratory

location of Gahn's "smithy" laboratory

site of Gahn’s laboratory

E. Börje Bergsman (left), an expert

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